Here are some chess puzzles from the games of Sergey Kudrin.
White to move and win except where noted.
Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.
a)
Kudrin vs Han Janssen, Graz, 1981
4rk2/R4pp1/3p3p/3n4/1q6/Q5PP/1P4BK/8 w - - 0 1
[ Rxf7+ if Kg8 Re7 ]
b)
Kudrin vs Colin McNab, Manchester, 1982
r7/3B1k2/2pn1PR1/pp2p3/8/P7/1PP5/2K3Rr w - - 0 1
[ Rg7+ Kxf6 Rg6+ Kf7 Be6+ ]
c)
Kudrin vs Frank Behrhorst, Lugano, 1983
5qk1/p1pr1rb1/1p1p2RB/3Pp3/1PP1N2R/3B1PP1/P3K3/8 w - - 0 1
[ Bxg7 Rxg7 Nf6+ ]
d)
Kudrin vs Alonso Zapata, New York, 1983
2rr1n1k/nq5p/p2p1N1Q/5P2/1P4R1/2p4B/b5PP/2R4K w - - 0 1
[ Nh5 w/Rg7 or Qf6+ ]
e)
White Mates in 4. Kudrin vs Mihai Suba, Beer-Sheva, 1984
rr2k3/5p2/p1bppPpQ/2p1n1P1/1q2PB2/2N4R/PP4BP/6K1 w - - 0 1
[ Qf8+ ]
Kudrin Puzzles, Part II. White to move and win.
a)
Kudrin vs Arthur Bisguier, Fort Worth, 1984
5rnk/1b2rp2/p2p3q/1p1PpPRB/2p1P2Q/2P1P2P/PP5K/6R1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg8+ Rxg8 Rxg8+ Kxg8 Bxf7+ Kg7 Qxe7 if Qxe3 Be6+ mates ]
b)
Kudrin vs Dragan Barlov, Valjevo, 1984
q3r1k1/2r3p1/pp1RPB1p/2n4P/P5Q1/2P3P1/2P3bK/5R2 w - - 0 1
[ Rd7 if Nxe6 Rxc7 g5 Re7 ]
c)
Kudrin vs Slobodan Martinovic, Valjevo, 1984
3r2k1/3bqpp1/p2p4/1p2p2Q/4P2b/P1rB4/1PP5/1K3RR1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxg7+ Kxg7 Rg1+ if Kf6 Qh6# ]
d)
Kudrin vs Riestra Ignacio, Las Vegas, 1986
r4r2/1pqnbp1k/p5pp/P1p1P3/2B2Q1P/1P6/1BP3P1/R4R1K w - - 0 1
[ Qxf7+ Rxf7 Rxf7+ if Kg8 Rxe7+ Kf8 Rf7+ Ke8 e6 ]
e)
Kudrin vs Ian Thomas, London, 1986
2r5/2r2p2/pn4kp/q3PNn1/P2P2Q1/7P/5RPK/1R6 w - - 0 1
[ Nxh6 if Rc6 Nxf7 or if Kxh6 Rf6+ Kg7 Qxg5+ Kf8 Rh6 mates ]
Kudrin Puzzles, Part III. White to move and win.
a)
Kudrin vs Mirko Jukic, Graz, 1987
r1b1nrk1/2qnbppp/p2pp3/1p2P3/3N1P2/2NB4/PPPBQ1PP/R4R1K w - - 0 1
[ Qe4 g6 Qxa8 if Bb7 Nxb5 ]
b)
Kudrin vs Peter Sowray, London, 1987
1k1r1b1r/1pq2p2/p4p2/2P1n2p/3p1BbN/6P1/PQ3PBP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
[ Rxe5 ]
c)
Kudrin vs William Watson, London, 1987
r4rk1/1bp2pbp/p1Nqp1pn/1p1P4/1n3PP1/2N1B2P/PPP3B1/R2QK2R w - - 0 1
[ Ne4 if Qd7 Nc5 ]
d)
Kudrin vs Branko Stanojevic, Geneva, 1988
r1bq1rk1/pp2p1bp/2p2pp1/3nP1N1/8/3B4/PPPBQPPP/R3K2R w - - 0 1
[ Nxh7 if Kxh7 Qh5+ Kg8 Bxg6 ]
e)
Kudrin vs Darcy Lima, Las Palmas, 1989
1r2rnk1/p7/2b2Ppb/1p1pP2p/1P1B3q/P3R1N1/2BQ2P1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
[ f7+ Kxf7 Rf3+ if Kg7 e6+ Kh7 Rf7+ ]
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